All 22 samples test negative
Even as the country has been witnessing rise in COVID-19 cases with 32 deaths on Monday, much to the relief of the citizens, there has been no COVID-19 positive case in Nagaland so far as all the 22 samples recently sent to various government assigned laboratories have tested negative.
Informing this during a briefing here at NSDMA State Level Control Centre, Kezieke, Monday, principal secretary and Home commissioner Abhijit Sinha said that results of all the 22 samples sent for testing for COVID-19 by Health & Family department had been received and all had tested negative.
Sinha also informed that altogether 4,096 individuals, including students, who had returned from outside the State since March 6 had self-reported to their respective district surveillance teams. Of these, he said 3,594 were presently under home quarantine and 502 had already completed their home quarantine period.
He also mentioned that 2,364 persons had self-registered in the ncovid-19 Nagaland app with completed details. However, 1,099 of them had still not completed providing their full details. He urged those who had entered the State after March 6 to self-register in the app by providing full details.
Earlier, Nagaland Governor RN Ravi carried out a detailed review meeting to assess the evolving situation in the State in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic with director general of police (DGP), home principal secretary, health & family welfare principal secretary and other senior State government officials.
Sinha said the governor provided some valuable suggestions on improving the preparedness level of the health department, keeping the morale of health workers high, looking after the welfare of citizens stranded outside the State, feeding of daily wage earners and many other important issues.
The principal secretary claimed that the State continued to have sufficient stocks of essential goods and commodities, even as he thanked each and everyone for their continued adherence to the measures imposed for enforcing lockdown besides urging everyone to stay at home except for buying food and other essential commodities. Maintaining social distancing was the need of the hour, he reiterated.